Relationship between botanical origin and antioxidants vitamins of bee-collected pollen

AUTOR(ES)

Oliveira, Karla C. L. S., Moriya, Marina, Azedo, Ricardo A. B., Almeida-Muradian, Ligia B. de, Teixeira, Erica W., Alves, Maria L. T. M. F., Moreti, Augusta C. de C. C.

FONTE

Química Nova

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

This study quantified vitamin C, E and β-carotene in samples of fresh bee-collected pollen and correlating them with the botanical origin. Vitamin content varied between 13.5 and 42.5 µg/g for vitamin E; 56.3 and 198.9 µg/g for β-carotene and 273.9 and 560.3 µg/g for vitamin C. It was concluded that the botanical origin and collecting season influenced the vitamin contents. There is a relationship between the vitamins and its botanical origin: Raphanus sp and Macroptilium sp, Mimosa caesalpineafolia with β-carotene; Raphanus sp, Eucalyptus sp, Macroptilium sp, Mimosa caesalpineafolia with vitamin E and Anadenanthera sp, Arecaceae type and Philodendron sp with vitamin C.

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